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West Country Dresser

West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very pretty early 19th century West Country dresser with original paint finish, 1810. Dimensions
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser
West Country Dresser
$7,615 Sale Price
20% Off
H 76 in W 69 in D 19 in
English West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century English west country glazed pine dresser. Good small size. 1850. Code: 8993
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

English West Country Dresser
English West Country Dresser
$5,258
H 79.5 in W 56 in D 20.5 in
Original Painted West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C West Country original painted glazed dresser. 1840. Reference: 8447 Dimensions 62.5
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

Original Painted West Country Dresser
Original Painted West Country Dresser
$7,552
H 75.5 in W 62.5 in D 18.5 in
English 19th Century West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large early 19th century English west country painted dresser. A great country house piece of
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

English 19th Century West Country Dresser
English 19th Century West Country Dresser
$7,541
H 91 in W 97.5 in D 22 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C West Country gothic glazed dresser. 1850. Internal shelf depth in top section is
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
$7,253
H 77.5 in W 62 in D 18.5 in
West Country Pine Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th Century west country original painted pine dresser. Wax scumble finish with lovely
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Pine Dresser
West Country Pine Dresser
$7,552
H 79 in W 72.5 in D 18 in
West Country Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom build West Country style painted pine glazed kitchen dresser. Reference: 7692 Dimensions
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21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Kitchen Dresser
West Country Kitchen Dresser
$10,205
H 86 in W 94 in D 21 in
English West Country Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual 19th century English west country painted glazed pine kitchen dresser. 1840. Code: 8912
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

English West Country Kitchen Dresser
English West Country Kitchen Dresser
$7,239
H 80 in W 59.5 in D 20 in
West Country Painted Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century West Country painted dresser base of an unusual form. 1820. Code: 8642
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Painted Dresser Base
West Country Painted Dresser Base
$5,000
H 29 in W 62 in D 18.5 in
English West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 19th century English West Country glazed pine kitchen dresser. 1840. Code: 8842
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

English West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
English West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
$7,609
H 75.5 in W 59 in D 18 in
West Country Painted Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C West Country painted pine dresser base. 1810. Reference: 8475 Dimensions 74.5 inches
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Pine

West Country Painted Dresser Base
West Country Painted Dresser Base
$4,463
H 36 in W 74.5 in D 24.5 in
18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser base
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional 18th century west country potboard dresser base. Raised on charming turned legs
Category

Antique 18th Century British Serving Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser base
18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser base
$8,981
H 31.11 in W 74.81 in D 22.05 in

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West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty little early 19th century West country dresser. Awaiting handles, 1810 Dimensions: 57
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser
West Country Dresser
H 77 in W 57 in D 19 in
West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th century painted West Country dresser. Nice architectural rack, 1820. Dimensions
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Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser
West Country Dresser
H 73.5 in W 67 in D 19 in
West Country Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Charming 18th century painted West Country dresser base, 1790. Dimensions 69.5 inches (177 cms
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Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser Base
West Country Dresser Base
H 35.5 in W 69.5 in D 23 in
Painted West Country Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Narrow 19th C painted pine West Country dresser base. 1880. Reference: 7233 Dimensions 78
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

Painted West Country Dresser Base
Painted West Country Dresser Base
H 36 in W 78 in D 16 in
18th Century West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C painted oak West Country dresser with silhouette legs and original blue paint on back
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Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Oak

18th Century West Country Dresser
18th Century West Country Dresser
H 84.5 in W 63 in D 17 in
English West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century West country original painted dresser, 1860 Dimensions 65.5 inches (166 cms) wide
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

English West Country Dresser
English West Country Dresser
H 89.5 in W 65.5 in D 19 in
West Country Painted Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century painted West Country dresser base, 1780 Dimensions: 66.5 inches (169 cms
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Antique 18th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Oak

West Country Painted Dresser Base
West Country Painted Dresser Base
H 34 in W 66.5 in D 18 in
West Country Painted Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th C painted pine West Country dresser base. 1820. Reference: 8203 Dimensions 61.5
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Sideboards

Materials

Pine

West Country Painted Dresser Base
West Country Painted Dresser Base
H 35 in W 61.5 in D 21.5 in
West Country Farmhouse Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful West Country farmhouse pine dresser. Very good colour. 1810. Dimensions 108 inches
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Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Farmhouse Dresser
West Country Farmhouse Dresser
H 81 in W 108 in D 23.5 in
West Country Pine Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large early 19th C West Country painted pine dresser, 1830. Dimensions: 103 inches (262 cms
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Antique 19th Century English George IV Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Pine Dresser
West Country Pine Dresser
H 93.5 in W 103 in D 22 in
West Country Painted Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century West Country painted pine glazed dresser. 1860. Reference: 7888 Dimensions 63.5
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Painted Dresser
West Country Painted Dresser
H 81.5 in W 63.5 in D 18.5 in
West Country Farmhouse Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C painted West country farmhouse dresser. 1820 Reference: 5145 Dimensions 90
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Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Farmhouse Dresser
West Country Farmhouse Dresser
H 95.5 in W 90 in D 20.5 in
West Country Painted Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C West Country glazed painted pine dresser. 1840. Reference: 7217 Dimensions
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Painted Dresser
West Country Painted Dresser
H 79.5 in W 61.5 in D 20 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 19th C West Country glazed and painted pine dresser. 1810. Reference: 7956
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Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
H 84.5 in W 64 in D 19.5 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th century original painted west country glazed dresser. Awaiting brass handles
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Antique 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
H 80 in W 74.5 in D 18 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 19th C West Country glazed and painted pine dresser. 1820. Shelf in top section is
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Glass, Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
H 80 in W 63.5 in D 20 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very pretty early 19th century West Country painted dresser with sliding glass doors. 1830
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Antique 19th Century English George IV Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
H 79 in W 72.5 in D 21 in
West Country Glazed Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century West Country glazed dresser with good architectural elements and sliding doors
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Antique 19th Century English George IV Dressers

Materials

Glass, Pine

West Country Glazed Dresser
West Country Glazed Dresser
H 79.5 in W 62 in D 20.5 in
West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Really useful 19th century West Country glazed kitchen dresser with ample storage. 1840. Code
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
West Country Glazed Kitchen Dresser
H 84.5 in W 69.5 in D 20 in
Original Painted English Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning early 19th century West Country dresser base with original paint finish, 1820
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Sideboards

Materials

Pine

Original Painted English Dresser Base
Original Painted English Dresser Base
H 31 in W 85.5 in D 20 in
18th Century West Country Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th Century painted pine West Country kitchen dresser. 1790. Shelf depth is 16cm
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Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

18th Century West Country Kitchen Dresser
18th Century West Country Kitchen Dresser
H 84.5 in W 108 in D 22.5 in
19th Century West Country Kitchen Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Lovely 19th C glazed west country kitchen dresser with great storage. 1880 Reference: 8415
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Glass, Pine

18th Century Bleached Oak Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century West Country bleached oak and elm dresser with three drawers and doors. 1760
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Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Elm, Oak

18th Century Bleached Oak Dresser
18th Century Bleached Oak Dresser
H 78 in W 72 in D 18.5 in
West Country Oak Dresser Base or Sideboard
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century West country ash and burr ash dresser base. 1790 Dimensions 70 inches
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Antique 18th Century English George III Sideboards

Materials

Ash

West Country Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very pretty 19th century original painted West Country dresser, 1860   Dimensions 57.5
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser
West Country Dresser
H 77 in W 57.5 in D 19 in
West Country Dresser Base
Located in Culver City, CA
Pine dresser base with wonderful distressed patina and paint remnants.  
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser Base
West Country Dresser Base
H 32.5 in W 70.75 in D 24.5 in
West Country Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th C West Country painted dresser base. 1840. Dimensions 72 inches (183 cms) wide 18
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Pine

West Country Dresser Base
West Country Dresser Base
H 34 in W 72 in D 18 in
Early Georgian Low Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
drawer flanked by two wider ones is often found in West Country dressers.
Category

Antique 1750s English Queen Anne Console Tables

Early Georgian Low Dresser
Early Georgian Low Dresser
H 29.5 in W 74 in D 22 in
Pine and Elm West Country Dresser, circa 1835
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A pine and elm West Country dresser of stunning color and proportions. Original bun handles, Devon
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Antique 1830s William IV Dressers

Materials

Elm

Pine and Elm West Country Dresser, circa 1835
Pine and Elm West Country Dresser, circa 1835
H 79.53 in W 67.72 in D 18.12 in
West Country dresser base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The towns of Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall are just a few of England's West Country. this dresser
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

West Country dresser base
West Country dresser base
H 34 in W 80 in D 24 in
Exceptional West Country Pine Dresser
Located in London, GB
Exceptional West Country pine dresser with original paintwork. The bottom two drawers on the left
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

Materials

Pine

Exceptional West Country Pine Dresser
Exceptional West Country Pine Dresser
H 83 in W 86 in D 21.5 in
Attractive West Country Oak Dresser
Located in Wiltshire, GB
An attractive West country oak dresser of small proportions and good color. Dimensions: Height
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Antique 1830s Great Britain (UK) George IV Dressers

Materials

Oak

Attractive West Country Oak Dresser
Attractive West Country Oak Dresser
H 72.5 in W 49.5 in D 16.5 in
English Pine Dresser Base from the West Country
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an English Dresser Base from the West Country c.1850-60. This handsome dresser base has 6
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Antique 19th Century English Dressers

George III Period Original Painted Pine Dresser Base
Located in Shustoke, GB
An extremely decorative, George III West Country pine dresser base. Retaining many layers of
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Dressers

Materials

Pine

Welsh Dog Kennel Pine Dresser Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
This large scale dresser base originates from West Wales during the last quarter of the 19th
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Antique 19th Century Welsh Country Buffets

Materials

Pine

Welsh Dog Kennel Pine Dresser Base
Welsh Dog Kennel Pine Dresser Base
H 40 in W 98 in D 22 in
Antique Fruitwood Sideboard / Dresser Base
Located in Culver City, CA
useful. The top is 17.5 inches deep and has bread board ends. Jefferson West Antiques offer a large
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Antique 19th Century British Country Sideboards

Materials

Fruitwood, Pine

Antique Fruitwood Sideboard / Dresser Base
Antique Fruitwood Sideboard / Dresser Base
H 30.5 in W 106.5 in D 17.5 in

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West Country Dresser For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal west country dresser for your home. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every west country dresser was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect west country dresser — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A west country dresser, designed in the Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a West Country Dresser?

Prices for a west country dresser start at $4,535 and top out at $18,350 with the average selling for $5,900.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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